Nao Daudi ukamzera uja mdumwa, “Kumzere Joabu welee, ‘Kusekaie na wasi kwa agho ghikupatire, kwa kukaia lufu lwadaaja kose kose ii chia na ii chia; kwa huwo kukufungishe ndighi kughuwade ugho muzi;’ na huwo kuchurie kumkumba ngolo.”
Nao Daudi ukamkotia Ahimeleki, Mhiti, na Abishai mruna Joabu mwana wa Seruia, “Nani useanyagha nani cha kambinyi kwa Sauli?” Abishai ukaghamba, “Ini niseanya na oho.”